World Leader in AI World Society Award recipient and one of the fathers of Internet, Mr. Vint Cerf, attend two special events at MIT:
July 15: Interspecies Internet Workshop
Vint Cerf, Diana Reiss, Peter Gabriel, and Neil Gershenfeld came together in an unusual collaboration around an Interspecies Internet, presented in this TED talk. This follow-up workshop will gather a community working in this and related fields to review progress since then, present relevant research, and plan future activities. It is co-hosted by MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, Google, and the Jeremy Coller Foundation. There is no charge to attend but registration will be limited; to apply contact [email protected] with a brief summary of your interest and background.
http://cba.mit.edu/events/19.07.I2I/
July 16: Net@50: The Roots and Future of the Internet
This is a year of internet milestones. Fifty years ago in October, the first message was sent over the ARPANET, the precursor to the internet. The World Wide Web turned 30 in March. And 2019 marks the first year more than half the world’s population—over four billion people—have internet access.
Net@50 is a special two-part gathering taking a critical look at the internet today and where it is heading. More than two dozen of the Internet’s pioneers will be joined by some of today’s leading visionaries. There will likely never be another event like this that honors the internet’s creators while contemplating its future. Join us at the MIT Media Lab and Café ArtScience in Kendall Square for this historic occasion.
This unique gathering of the World Frontiers Forum, in partnership with Xconomy, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first message over the ARPANET. A half-day public event for approximately 250 will feature keynote talks, chats, and interactive panels that examine the challenges and opportunities facing the Internet’s next 50 years.
A special gala dinner for approximately 150 guests celebrating the more than two dozen attending Internet Pioneers will follow, highlighting the Net’s Boston-area roots.